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Statement on St. Vincent’s Hospital
Home > News & Events > Statement on St. Vincent’s HospitalFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2010
The following is a further clarification on the Archdiocese statement responding to the New York Post article concerning Saint Vincent’s Hospital.
Toward the end of the tenure of John Cardinal O’Connor as Archbishop of New York, the relationship between the Archdiocese and Saint Vincent’s Hospital of the Sisters of Charity was severed. The Sisters had decided to enter into a partnership with the Diocese of Brooklyn, which was in place when the Hospital was closed.
Shortly after his installation as Archbishop of New York, Edward Cardinal Egan spoke with the leadership of the Sisters of Charity to offer advice and counsel about the troubling financial situation of the Hospital. The offer was declined. Accordingly, the Archdiocese of New York has had no involvement whatever in the administration, finances, or staffing of Saint Vincent’s Hospital over the past twelve years, contrary to what has been reported in local newspapers and radio and television outlets.
